Verb Agreement Worksheet-3

Verb Agreement Worksheet-3

Multiple-Choice Questions:

Fill in the blank with the correct verb:

1. The great leader and orator ____ left for his heavenly abode.

(A) Have            (B) Has              (C) Is                  (D) Was

2. The singer and the dancer _____ here.

(A) Is                  (B) Was              (C) Are               (D) Will

3. The crew _____ going to stay at separate hotels at this port.

(A) Is                  (B) Are               (C) Will              (D) Was

4. The quality of the mangoes ____ very good. Let us buy them.

(A) Are               (B) Is                  (C) Was              (D) Were

5. Mathematics ____ a difficult subject for many students.

(A) Are               (B) Were            (C) Is                  (D) Will

6. ____ this news true?

(A) Were            (B) Will              (C) Are               (D) Is

7. Each of the brothers _____ as tall as Amitabh Bachchan.

(A) Are               (B) Were            (C) Being           (D) Is

8. The thief, with all his gangster friends, _____ caught yesterday.

(A) Were            (B) Was              (C) Is                  (D) Are

9. Mother and her sisters _____ wonderful cakes.

(A) Bake             (B) Bakes           (C) Baking         (D) Was baking

10. Anil as well as his brothers ____ going to visit the museum.

(A) Am               (B) Is                  (C) Are               (D) Were

11. All the children along with their mother ____ gone for a picnic.

(A) Has              (B) Having        (C) Is                  (D) Have

12. We all know that: Slow and steady ____the race.

(A) Win              (B) Winning      (C) Wins            (D) Wined

13. ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ _____ very interesting.

(A) Were            (B) Is                  (C) Are               (D) Will

14. The Bible and the Koran _____ holy books.

(A) Is                  (B) Are               (C) Were            (D) Was

15. Three and four ____ seven.

(A) Makes          (B) Maked         (C) Make           (D) Made

16. Seventy rupees ____ too much for such a small toy.

(A) Are               (B) Were            (C) Is                  (D) Will

17. The correct formation of paragraphs ____ very important for good essays.

(A) Is                  (B) Are               (C) Were            (D) Will

18. He is one of the actors who ____ sure to become famous.

(A) Was              (B) Is                  (C) Were            (D) Are

19. The horse and carriage _____ been at the door since morning.

(A) Has              (B) Have            (C) Having        (D) Is

20. Nearly one-thirds of the wall ____ broken.

(A) Was              (B) Were            (C) Are               (D) Have

21. Man’s success or failure ____ generally in his own hands.

(A) Are               (B) Were            (C) Will              (D) Is

22. The jury ____ arrived at a decision.

(A) Have            (B) Has              (C) Having        (D) Are

Answers:

1. (B)

Exp: ‘Great leader and orator’ refer to the same person so singular verb is used.

2. (C)

Exp: ‘The’ has been used before ‘singer’ and ‘dancer’ suggesting two nouns (plural subject) and so plural verb is used.

3. (B)

Exp: Members of the crew have been differentiated by the word ‘separate’ and so the subject becomes plural, hence the plural verb is used.

4. (B)

Exp: ‘The quality’ is a singular subject; hence the singular verb is used. Also ‘buy’ suggests the present tense.

5. (C)

Exp: ‘Mathematics’ is the name of a single subject; hence the singular verb is used.

6. (D)

Exp: ‘News’ is a noun always used in the singular; hence the singular verb is used.

7. (D)

Exp: ‘Each’ makes the subject singular and so the singular verb is used.

8. (B)

Exp: Words joined to the subject by ‘with’ do not change the number of the subject. Here the subject is singular hence the singular verb is used.

9. (A)

Exp: ‘And’ makes the subject plural and so the plural verb is used.

10. (B)

Exp: ‘As well as’ does not change the subject. Here the subject is singular and so the singular verb is used.

11. (D)

Exp: ‘Along with’ does not change the subject. Here the subject is plural and so the plural verb is used.

12. (C)

Exp: ‘Slow and steady’ are taken as one unit and hence the singular verb is used.

13. (B)

Exp: ‘Gulliver’s Travels’ is the name of a single book and so it is singular. Hence the singular verb is used.

14. (B)

Exp: ‘And’ makes the subject plural and so the plural verb is used.

15. (C)

Exp: ‘And’ makes the subject plural and so the plural verb is used.

16. (C)

Exp: ‘Seventy rupees’ is considered to be one unit and so a singular verb is used.

17. (A)

Exp: ‘Formation’ is a singular subject and so the singular verb is used.

18. (B)

Exp: ‘He’ is a singular subject and so the singular verb is used.

19. (A)

Exp: ‘Horse and carriage’ is considered as a single unit and so the singular noun is used.

20. (A)

Exp: ‘One-thirds of the wall’ is a singular subject and so the singular verb is used.

21. (D)

Exp: ‘Or’ makes the subject singular hence the singular verb is used.

22. (B)

Exp: ‘The jury’ is united in its decision so the subject is singular and so the singular verb is used.